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German
Etymology
From eben + Bild.
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Noun
Ebenbild n (strong, genitive Ebenbildes or Ebenbilds, plural Ebenbilder)
- counterpart (something that resembles something else)
1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil:Wem denn? / Ich Ebenbild der Gottheit! / Und nicht einmal dir!- Who? / I, the counterpart of the godhead! / And not even you!
- spitting image
- Sie ist das Ebenbild ihrer Mutter ― She's the spitting image of her mother
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